From lvasiliev@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Oct 15 22:48:57 1994
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Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988.

You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7.
The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines.

Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West?

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From lkarlsson@unam.mx Sun Oct 16 23:31:57 1994
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1994Oct15.224857.9628@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, lvasiliev@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Liam Vasiliev) writes:
> Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988.
> You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7.

The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu.

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From dsanchez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Oct 17 09:42:57 1994
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1994Oct15.224857.9628@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, lvasiliev@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Liam Vasiliev) writes:
> Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988.
> You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7.

In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial.

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